ETFs

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) is the latest ETF provider to slash fees on a range of its European products, as passive fees continue to come under pressure.

The alternative asset classes best accessed via ETFs

The US regulator is investigating how bond giant PIMCO prices its exchange-traded funds after it became concerned the group may have artificially inflated returns on one of Bill Gross' ETFs.

Vanguard is to cut charges on 25 UK and Irish-domiciled funds, including its LifeStrategy range, as it responds to recent price cuts from other providers in the tracker space.

Axa Wealth's Corporate Investment Services business is increasing the investment universe for employee benefits consultants by adding exchange traded funds (ETFs) to its bespoke Investment Only offering.

Active emerging market equity managers have been given a further incentive to invest ‘off benchmark' after recent market falls emphasised the role played by ETFs.

CONTRARIAN INVESTOR

Stamp duty on shares bought in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) is to be abolished in a bid to encourage more firms to domicile products in the UK.

ETPs

iShares, the exchange-traded funds (ETF) platform of BlackRock, said it has seen an uptick in the amount of iShares assets held on wrap platforms, signaling that ETFs are gaining greater traction with financial advisers after the introduction of the Retail...